Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

Saturday, 17 May 2014

No.11087, Saturday 17 May 2014, Gridman

Election results special from Gridman in his usual style of wit and guile. So you can call it a kamalka puzzle either way. Liked DOC, LIMO, HAIL, MODISTE, ROSEBUD, PULSATOR and OBSTACLE the most. On the flip side not sure some of the answers can be found in any common dictionaries (8d, 9d, 19 & 3d). Time for T being used multiple times, all for the same deletion (11a, 18a, 29a) can be overlooked given this puzzle must have been put together at short notice and ...er... when short on time.

Venkatesh, in the interest of keeping the Rishi's puzzle open for other solvers, I have deleted your mail, though your answer was correct. Sorry for that. I am also requesting other not to provide the solution here.

Gridman's grids generally do not have three-letter slots.As Bhavan has guessed, this was done at short notice after the sub agreed toa ccommodate it out of the setter's turn.Just at the time of finishing the puz, I discovered that the top left and bottom right sections were cut off from the rest of the grid - that is a nono, so I made some alterations, which brought in those short lights.At 5 p.m. yesterday I found that T for time was used in multiple instances but it was too late to rewrite clues to avoid it.As I have said it's the analysis after a CWD is set that takes more time and labour - at one stage we need to let it go.Not only CWDS any art might always have some more work that could have been done.

Congratulations to KCR and Chandrababu Naidu. The former has been given an opportunity to prove himself on his promise of developing a 'Bangaru Telangana' (golden Telangana). The latter has been able to successfully convey to the electorate his ability to develop a new Andhra state on his track record of development - he has NaMo's collaboration to help him.

The mention of architect-turned-cartoonist N Ponnappa brought to mind the late Maya Kamath, a woman cartoonist - a rarity in an arena dominated by men. She had made this village of boiled beans "Bendakaluru" her home.

When I saw too many MODIs I knew that this is a themed and schemed for MODI. Since when did Gridman become a cheerleader : MODI, MODI, MODI MODI ? So from now on, is it to be a MOD,MOD,MOD world? GOP wa told to GO, GO,GO? Let's all get used to be Modified to a new Government at the Centre. Hope, we don't have to resort to EMODIN due to Indigestion following too much of me, Modi, myself !.

Mama Mia,, What a drubbing for the Mamma and her ladla !! Was he deliberately clean shaven to make him look what he is ? Mama's baby?

U R Right. Hamam soap, marketed by Hindustan Unilever Ltd, derives its name from the Persian word Hammam for a public bathing establishment in the middle-east. There was a popular TV commercial - '10 skin problems, No tension'